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the retort
verb
To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
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"Knight takes queen," the retort.
(With apologies to "The Retort Transcendental").
Welcome to the club, comes the retort from the other.
But we already have fire, comes the retort.
"I'm sticking to my guns," comes the retort.
Why are you asking that?" came the retort.
"You must be a shit," was the retort.
The retort courteous: Usurped by Retort riotous or the Crack.
"What part of 'a well regulated Militia' do you not understand?" goes the retort.
If you lose your dog, the person to see is Miss… The retort courteous.
The retort from the final two paintings in Teplin's cycle is cheerily sassy: AS if.
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